Since antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV was introduced in 1996, AIDS-related morbidity and mortality has…
PUBLIC HEALTH
What Machine Learning Can Offer Nigeria’s Healthcare System
Imagine it’s 2030 – and a typical day in a Nigerian healthcare setting. In earlier…
Survey Shows Rise in Vaccine Hesitancy in Ghana
Research led by the University of Southampton into the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine in…
Study Finds Vaccine Hesitancy Lower in Poorer Countries
New research published in Nature Medicine reveals willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine was considerably higher in developing countries…
Cholera Is Still a Danger in Nigeria: Here’s What the Government Can Do
Thousands of cases of cholera have been reported in Nigeria between January and June 2021.…
Covid-19 Lockdowns and Contraception: Unexpected Findings in Four African Countries
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the sexual and reproductive health needs of women across contexts.…
New Studies Identify How Tuberculosis Destroy the Lungs and How to Protect Them
Two new studies have cast unprecedented light on disease processes in tuberculosis, identifying key genetic…
How the South African COVID-19 Variant Was Found
Variants of the coronavirus are appearing in different parts of the world, many of them…
Where Covid-19 Has Left Nigeria’s Health System
Over nine months into COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria, there are concerns about how well the…
Childhood Sex Education Reduces Risky Sexual Behaviour: a Nigerian Case Study
The World Health Organisation has marked significant improvements in some aspects of adolescent sexual and…
